2405 Mercer Ave, West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, 33401
Academy for Positive Learning is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County. The school has 98 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Palm Beach school district. It serves grades K–8. The school employs 1.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 60.5:1. It operates as a public charter school. 45% of students are proficient in reading. 35% are proficient in maths.
Academy for Positive Learning enrolls 98 students across grades K–8. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 1.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 60.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 67% Hispanic or Latino, 20% Black or African American and 8.2% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 66 | 67% |
| Black or African American | 20 | 20% |
| White | 8 | 8.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | 3.1% |
| Two or more races | 1 | 1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
72 of the school's 98 students (73%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 71 qualify for free lunch and 1 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
The school's NCES locale classification is City, Midsize. It operates as a public charter school. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district FL-20, state senate district 30, state house district 87.
Academy for Positive Learning is one of 234 schools in PALM BEACH, based in WEST PALM BEACH, Florida. The district serves 189,634 students district-wide and employs 11,177 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 98 students, Academy for Positive Learning is smaller than the district average of about 810 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize
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